Sanxenxo UDIAF Served 147 Families in 2025
- Sanxenxo reviewed the 2025 workload of its Salnés Sur child-development unit, which has already supported 147 families and is still carrying a waiting list. - The pressure point is scale: the service logged more than 4,000 interventions, averages about 100 users a month, and has 41 cases pending. - Families rate it 4.87 out of 5, but strong satisfaction is colliding with demand across six municipalities.
Early-childhood support is one of those services that sounds small until you look at the numbers. In Sanxenxo, the UDIAF do Salnés Sur — a public early-intervention unit for children up to age 6 and their families — has already served 147 families in 2025, while 41 more are still waiting to get in. That is the real news here. Not a new program, not a ribbon-cutting — demand is running ahead of capacity in a service that families clearly use and value. ### What is the UDIAF, exactly? UDIAF stands for Unidade de Desenvolvemento Infantil e Apoio Familiar. Basically, it is an early-attention team that works with young children who need support in development, and with the adults around them. The unit is interdisciplinary — not just one therapist doing one kind of session — and the goal is broader than treatment. It includes guidance for families, support for child development, and help building routines and environments that make inclusion easier. (diariodepontevedra.es) In Salnés Sur, the service is managed by the Asociación Galega de Atención Temperá and is part of Galicia’s public early-attention network. ### Who does this unit cover? This is not just a Sanxenxo-only service, even though the latest balance was presented there. The Salnés Sur unit serves families from six municipalities: Sanxenxo, O Grove, Meaño, Ribadumia, Meis, and Cambados. That matters because the waiting list is not a neighborhood issue. It reflects pressure across a whole subregion sharing one specialized resource. The unit is based in Vilalonga, in Sanxenxo. (udiaf.com) ### What happened in 2025? The clearest update is the workload snapshot released this week. The unit has attended 147 families so far in 2025, with an average of around 100 users per month. It has also carried out more than 4,000 interventions — which gives a better sense of intensity than the family count alone. One family can involve repeated sessions, follow-up, coordination, and guidance over time. So 147 is not a light caseload. (diariodearousa.elidealgallego.com) ### What are families coming in for? Language difficulties are the biggest reason for referral. That is a useful detail because it shows where the bottleneck may be forming. Early language delays can affect school readiness, behavior, and family stress, so these cases tend to pile up fast if access slows. The service is also there for other developmental situations, but language problems are the largest block of demand right now. (diariodepontevedra.es) ### Why does the waiting list matter so much? Because early intervention is one of those services where delay changes the service itself. If support arrives quickly, the work can be lighter and more preventive. If families wait, needs can become more complex. A 41-family waiting list does not just mean inconvenience — it means a time-sensitive support system is under strain. And since the unit serves children from 0 to 6, lost months matter more than they would in many adult services. (pontevedraviva.com) ### Is the service working well? By the usual user-satisfaction measure, yes. Families gave it an average score of 4.87 out of 5 in anonymous surveys. That is striking because it suggests the problem is not quality. The catch is capacity. High satisfaction plus a growing queue usually means people trust the service and want more of it than the current setup can absorb. (diariodepontevedra.es) ### Has demand been rising? Looks like yes. A report from 2025 said the same unit had supported 144 families in 2024, which was 30% more than the year before. Now the 2025 count has already reached 147 families in the latest balance. Even allowing for differences in timing, the direction is clear — this is not a one-off spike. It is sustained growth in demand. (diariodepontevedra.es) ### Bottom line? Sanxenxo’s UDIAF story is really about a local service proving its value and getting stretched because of it. Families are using it, rating it highly, and still lining up for access. That is good news about the model — but a warning about the resources behind it. (diariodepontevedra.es) (lavozdegalicia.es)
